The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-10-25
Testimonial Concert.

he Hawaiian Opera House was filled on
Saturday evening, when the testimonial con-
cert was given tO the Misses Joran.
Throughout, the performance gave general
delight, there being many recalls.
While the musicians to whom the compli-
ment was rendered maintained their deep
bold on the public admiration local pride
was gratiied not slightly bv the way in which
the resident singers and players did their
parts.
In the first number Pauline Joran appear
ed as a pianist, instead of with her we'll re-
sponsiye violin. She joined her sister. Lula,
in the duet of the March Triom phale,' that
was finely played, eliciting applause that
shook the house.
Lula later give a piano solo-Chopin's
''Scherzo''-in fine style. Panline performed
brace of violin solos, and, on being en-
cored, Il third that seemed to catch the audi
ence III a softer vein than any hitherto-a
sort of lullaby calculated to soothe the
savage breast, and make the scion of
civilization forget that he owed his subscrip-
tion TO the GAZETTE. In the second part the
fair vio!inist WAS down for "Hungarian
Airs" but the giving way of string left the
audience hungering for the delightful chords.
Elise, the = little one" gave very pr tty
piano solo in the second part, besides sharing
in quartet where two pianos were used.
Signor Roselli, besides a cavatina of Kos
sini, sang a duet with MIR. w. II. Morse
1.-The Fisherman "-the latter being one of
the hits of the evening. The Signor also
sang in a duet with Miss Austin. and by re-
quest gave 'The White Squall in the sec
ond part making decidedly his best effort
of ali.
Mr.. Morse, both in the duet just referred
to aud in a solo" Thy Sentinel am T.
more than held the high position he has won
in the community's estimation as a vocalist.
He was accompanied ably on the piano by
Mr.. Myron H. Jones.
Miss Jennie Grieve sang solo-''How
Nearly / was Seeping'-with a purity of
notes and hexibility of voice which evinced
rare talent and good culture. Her trilling
would not have discredited a prima donna.
Mrs Hanford played the accompaniment with
well-known ability.
Miss Anna Austin, in the duet with Signor
Roselli-"Oh, Fairy Wand - fully sustained
her fine reputation as singer, retiring amid
a storm of applause.
Probably the finest piece of the evening
was the quartet by voice Mrs. j. Z. Han
ford), violin pa line) and two pianos Lula
and Elise), the subject being Ave Maria"
1t was voiced and accompanied to perfection,
filling the house with a volume OF the most
delicious harmonies. The audience insisted
on a repetition, that was kindly accorded.
Pauline's bow seemed TO evoke more music
in this combination than singly, while
the pianos chimed in with the precision of
electric sympathy.
All that remains to be mentioned. save the
finale is Mr.. l.. Montgomery MAther's Shakes
perian recitation. The elocationist was
greeted with an ovation, being unable to be-
gin until peal after peal of applause subsided.
He rendered ''Othello's Apology in style
of histrionics not to be apologized for-round,
modulated, thoughtful and ''trippingly on the
tongue" Mr.. Mather afterward appeared
before the curtain to convey Mrs. Joran's ac-
knowledgments TO the Honolulu public for
their warm reception of her children.
The finale was scene from the second act
of g The Mikado," Gilbert d Sullivan's now
world-renowned japanese comic opera. Sig
nor Roselli was grandly and artistically got
up as Ko Ko, Lord High Executioner; while
Katisha, Daughter law Elect OF the Mi
kado. was personated in striking costu me
by Miss Pauline Joran. They performed the
scene and singing with skill and vivacity, so
much so, in addition to the lrresistibly funny
nature of the piece, that the last song and
dance had to be repeated before the audi
ence would bulge out of that house.